Peppermint Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 cup Brown sugar
  • 2/3 cup Cocoa
  • 1 tsp Mint extract
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 cup Sugar

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Butter

• Desserts

  • 28 Unwrapped peppermint kisses

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Description

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon mint extract
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 2/3 cup cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 28 unwrapped peppermint kisses

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream butter & both sugars with mixer. Add eggs one at a time and mix just until incorporated. Mix in mint extract.
• Combine flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder and baking soda in a medium bowl. Add 1/2 cup dry mixture to butter mixture. Blending after each addition just until combined and scraping side of mixer bowl as needed. Remove bowl from mixer and refrigerate for 10 minutes.
• Butter hands and roll dough into 1 inch balls. Place on cookie sheet covered with parchment paper.
• Bake for 10 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes only. Press one peppermint kiss into the top of each cookie. Move to cookie cooling racks being very careful not to the touch the kiss.